Hunter Hollan announced as starting pitcher for Fayetteville Regional opener

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Road to Omaha will run through Fayetteville.

Arkansas is the #3 national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Dave Van Horn’s squad are guaranteed to host Super Regionals if they take care of business this weekend. The 41-16 Diamond Hogs will welcome Arizona (33-24), TCU (37-22), and Santa Clara (35-18) to Baum-Walker Stadium.

Hunter Hollan will be the Razorback starting pitcher Friday for the regional opener. He has 8 wins on the mound this season.

“Started most of the Game 1′s for us all year. And we just like where he’s at. So we’re going to give him the ball,” Van Horn said in a Thursday press conference.

The SEC regular season champions will open postseason play against the West Coast Conference champions. Arkansas will face Santa Clara Friday afternoon at 2 on ESPN+.

NCAA Fayetteville Regional (Baum-Walker Stadium)

double elimination

Friday, June 2nd

2:00pm: #1 Arkansas vs. #4 Santa Clara (ESPN+)

8:00pm: #2 TCU vs. #3 Arizona (ESPNU)

Saturday, June 3rd

2:00pm: Arkansas/Santa Clara loser vs. TCU/Arizona loser

8:00pm: Arkansas/Santa Clara winner vs. TCU/Arizona winner

Sunday, June 4th

2:00pm: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser

2:00pm: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 5th - if necessary

NCAA Fayetteville Regional - Ticket Information

Ticket information for this weekend’s NCAA Baseball Regional is listed below:

For those who requested NCAA Regional tickets in advance

Season ticket holders and Razorback Foundation members who requested tickets in advance will receive an email on Monday about their ticket fulfillment. No action is needed at this time.

Hog Pen General Public Tickets

All-session Hog Pen general admission tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday morning at 9:00am CT. Click here on Tuesday to purchase.

University of Arkansas Students

University of Arkansas students can purchase general admission Hog Pen tickets on a game-by-game basis. Tickets for Game 1 and Game 2 of the regional will go on sale online Wednesday at 9 a.m. Tickets for Game 3 and Game 4 will be available for purchase on Saturday at 9 a.m. Log in to your account by clicking here to see the offer available on Wednesday, order by phone by calling 479-575-5151.

Single Session Tickets

It’s unlikely that single session tickets will be available. If available, single-session tickets will be sold at Gate A beginning 90 minutes prior to first pitch of each game. Single-session tickets are based on availability and are not guaranteed for each or any game.